Light, coaxed out of flat material. Every Tom Rossau lamp starts as a stack of thin strips of birch veneer, Japanese paper or soft nonwoven. In the Copenhagen workshop, one lamp builder twists and presses them, strip by strip, until they become a sculpture that hides the bulb and turns it into a glow.
The story began in 2005, when Tom Rossau, a designer from Odsherred on Denmark’s north-west coast, pressed wooden slats into a cylinder just to see what would happen. The more pressure he applied, the more expressive the shape became. That experiment became the TR5, and it set the language for everything since: the slim TR7 column, the hourglass TR10, the graphic TR37 and the Danish Design Awards-nominated TR41.
US versions, 120V and UL listed. In-stock sizes leave our US warehouse in about 3 business days; made-to-order pieces are handmade in Copenhagen in about 10 weeks.
Explore the Collection
Pendant lights
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TR5 Pendant: twisting birch or aluminum lamellas around one bulb, four sizes, handmade in Copenhagen since 2005
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TR7 Pendant: a slim, twisting column of birch, PC nonwoven or polypropylene that glows from within. Three heights
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TR10 Pendant: a grand hourglass of hand-twisted birch, 39.4 or 52.4 inches tall, made for high ceilings
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TR19 Pendant: spiraling strips of white coated Japanese paper for clean, even light. Three sizes
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TR31 Pendant: a translucent white lamella shade hung at an angle, for soft light and a dynamic silhouette
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TR32 Pendant: a large asymmetric sculpture of textured white lamellas giving soft, generous light
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TR33 Pendant: a monumental 59-inch sculpture of white lamellas with three bulbs, for grand spaces
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TR37 Pendant: soft white lamellas in a black steel frame. Three sizes, generous diffused light
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TR41 Pendant: a pinched white column with a birch crown, three heights. Danish Lamp of the Year nominee 2021
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TR42 Pendant: half of the TR10 hourglass in birch, shaped like an ancient vessel. Two sizes
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TR747 Pendant: 32 hand-folded birch paper planes in flight around one light. A statement with a story
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ST906 Pendant: a soft, minimalist lamella shade in birch or white Japanese paper. Two sizes
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ST906 Mini Pendant: a petite lamella pendant in birch or white paper, lovely in rows
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No.111 Pendant: round-ended birch strips, shipped flat for simple home assembly. Two sizes
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TR4 Pendant: a limited 20th-anniversary edition in birch, 54 inches tall with three bulbs
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TR44 Pendant: new for 2026, a slim birch column blending the TR7 and TR4. Two heights
Floor lamps
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TR7 Floor Lamp: a slim column of birch, PC nonwoven or polypropylene that lights a corner softly. 46 or 58.3 in
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TR10 Floor Lamp: a sculptural hourglass of hand-twisted birch, 41.3 or 54.3 inches tall, glowing from within
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TR32 Floor Lamp: a 43.3-inch asymmetric sculpture of textured white lamellas with soft, generous light
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TR33 Floor Lamp: a 63-inch white lamella sculpture with three bulbs and soft, generous light
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TR37 Floor Lamp: a tall white lamella shade in a black steel frame. Generous light, graphic form
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TR41 Floor Lamp: a pinched white column on a birch base, three heights. Danish Lamp of the Year nominee
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TR4 Floor Lamp: a limited 20th-anniversary birch column, 56 inches, three bulbs, foot switch
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TR44 Floor Lamp: new for 2026, a slim 54-inch birch column with a foot switch
Table lamps
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TR7 Table Lamp: a 26.8-inch twisting birch column on a low stand, glowing warmly through the veneer
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TR31 Table Lamp: a tilted white lamella shade on a turning base and wooden foot. Soft, even light
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TR37 Table Lamp: a white lamella shade in a black steel frame, 23.2 inches tall. Soft and graphic
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ST906 Table Lamp: a compact lamella lamp in birch or white Japanese paper for shelves and sills
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ST906 Mini Table Lamp: a 7.5-inch lamp of slim birch or white paper lamellas for shelves and sills
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No.111 Table Lamp: slim round-ended birch strips, flat-packed for simple home assembly. 18.5 in
Wall lights
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TR5 Wall Light: the twisted birch ring of the 2005 TR5 as a wall sculpture, in two sizes, handmade in Copenhagen
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TR37 Wall Light: a white lamella shade in a black steel frame, Short or Tall. Graphic and soft
Questions We Hear Most
Who is Tom Rossau?
A Danish designer born in Odsherred, the coastal landscape north-west of Copenhagen. He released his first lamps in 2005 and has built them by hand in Copenhagen ever since.
What is a lamella lamp?
A lamp built from thin strips, or lamellas, of birch veneer, paper or nonwoven, twisted and pressed into a sculptural shape that hides the bulb and diffuses the light.
Which Tom Rossau lamp is the most iconic?
The TR5, his first lamella lamp from 2005, with its twisting ring of birch strips.
Has Tom Rossau won design awards?
The TR41 was nominated for Lamp of the Year at the Danish Design Awards 2021, and Tom Rossau created custom pendants for Restaurant Almanak at the Royal Danish Opera House.
Is Tom Rossau sustainable?
Tom Rossau sources most materials in Europe, including birch from Finland, makes every lamp locally in Copenhagen, and has planted a tree for every lamp sold since 2024, according to the brand.
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